I found out this week that our university’s literary journal is going to publish my story, Braiding Mythology. Now I’m apprehensively waiting to see what my colleagues will think of me after they read it. I dedicated that story to my wife, and I am dedicating this one to her too.
(If you’re wondering how this picture led to this story, look closely at the green battery.)
Copyright Sean Fallon
There is nothing new under the sun.
I once created a group of scientific superheroes. I called them the “Miss Elementals”, one for each element on the periodic table.
First Marvel sued me because Miss Iron was too close to Ironman.
Then the creator of Sailor Moon sued me because of Miss Mercury.
Miss Krypton led to a lawsuit with DC Comics.
I finally abandoned the project when Goldman Sachs sued me over Miss Gold.
It’s okay though. I have this new idea about superheroes based on the planets of the solar system. That’s never been done before, has it?
The Green-Walled Tower 
March 3rd, 2016 at 11:01 pm
Haha. Miss Sulfur. That made me laugh. Leave it up to anime to write this about the planets. It makes you wonder what hasn’t been done. It’s hard to find these days. Delightful story, David. Congrats on your story getting published. How awesome!
March 4th, 2016 at 12:34 am
Heheh that gave me a good chuckle! Well done on your story publication. That’s super exciting! 😀
March 4th, 2016 at 3:00 am
Great story and good luck with your publication – sure your colleagues will love it.
March 4th, 2016 at 4:44 am
Nice imaginative take on the prompt. You can certainly think out the jar!
March 4th, 2016 at 7:03 am
Periodic table ….. 🙂 Brilliant.
March 4th, 2016 at 4:32 pm
It seems that there is nothing new, but I learned something new, Sailor Moon, like.
March 4th, 2016 at 9:47 pm
Haha! That’s so funny. I can see how that might go wrong. Though with the future plans, there still might be trouble when it comes to, “Miss Uranus.” 😉 Congrats on selling a story!
March 5th, 2016 at 6:32 am
Dear David,
Congratulations on your story. That’s awesome! Love this one. I love the way you think outside the box every week, or in this case, outside the jar.
Shalom,
Rochelle
March 5th, 2016 at 6:43 pm
There’s nothing new under the sun!
Great story David. I hope you impress your work peers as you have done here.
March 6th, 2016 at 5:43 am
Nothing new under the sun, but you manage to keep coming up with something new every week. I envy you your range of inspiration. And congratulations on your publishing success. I’m sure your colleagues will be impressed. 🙂
March 7th, 2016 at 9:43 am
What fun. These days, it seems inevitable to run into lawsuits about names unless you invent your own. Congrats on your story.
March 8th, 2016 at 5:20 am
Love the names. I think the planets might have been used once or twice, but he should go for it anyway. Great, fun story.
March 8th, 2016 at 8:50 am
Congratulations on getting published, David. That’s just great. I’m sure your work associates will congratulate you also. Funny story. It seems people are always looking for some reason to sue. Well done yet again. 😀 — Suzanne
March 10th, 2016 at 12:07 am
Thanks, Suzanne. Yes, it seems like people will sue over anything. It’s like the lottery now.
April 2nd, 2016 at 11:05 am
hilarious and brilliant!
May 1st, 2016 at 8:31 pm
Thanks!